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[quote=Anonymous]No, I wouldn’t allow my hs kids to drink alcohol. It’s very bad for their developing brain. Well, actually it’s just bad in general, for everyone but especially for kids/teens.

(We also don’t ever eat door dash or uber eats and we do have homemade family meals together most nights. We eat at restaurants/take out very rarely and are generally quite healthy.)

Also, my parents are alcoholics who were very successful in their careers despite alcoholism (my mom is a medical Dr, my dad is a professor) who had wine nightly. My siblings and I were allowed to drink too. How we turned out:

I drank way too much throughout my teens and 20s and 30s and am now 40 and finally sober. 
My older brother drinks daily and is a high functioning alcoholic (for now)
My younger brother abuses alcohol and other substances and is marginally employed.

Lots of factors at play and largely genetic I’m sure but look at yourself and your spouse and your extended family, OP. Are you alcoholics? Or phrased in a way that’s more palatable: do you have alcohol use issues? If you drink nightly, you might. Be careful w your kids.

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